Touring designs the German manufacturer's next-generation supercar.

Italian design firm Touring is set to unveil a more elegant Gumpert-branded supercar at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show. Called the Tornante, the 2-seat coupe is scheduled to enter production in 2012. It remains to be seen whether the new model will replace the German automaker's current Apollo supercar.

Like the Apollo, the Gumpert Tornante by Touring (the car's official name), is a mid-engine design and powered by a V-8 engine. In the Apollo, the Audi-sourced drivetrain ranges from 650 to 800 bhp. The Tornante's 4.2 liter V-8 delivers 700 bhp in the base version, and will use the same paddle-shift transmission as the Apollo.

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Unlike the Apollo's blocky (and somewhat crude) exterior, the Tornante appears to have a much smoother and leaner look. Gumpert calls the new shape "clean, efficient, and well-balanced." We'd agree that it's a vast improvement. Gullwing-style doors will still feature prominently—as they do in the Apollo—while the air intakes are now better integrated into the bodywork.

Composite body panels cover a chrome-molybdenum steel space frame with a carbon-fiber monocoque. Touring patented the lightweight "Superleggera" design philosophy and that ethos is carried forward in the Tornante. No word yet on pricing but, considering how close it is in spec to the (outgoing?) Apollo, expect the Tornante to carry a similar price of approximately $400,000.